When the cold winter passed, the never-ending war picked up again.

Qingzhou is a bridgehead for attacking the north from the south.

According to Qingxu, attacking Henan, a smooth road, crossing the Yellow River from Qingzhou, attacking the Bohai Sea, attacking southern Hebei, is also a smooth road.

In the palace of the king of Chu.

Liu Bei looked at the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty and stood solemnly, Luo Qi coughed and said, "Your Majesty."

Our army should now attack the Bohai Sea, then turn west, unite with Zhao, and destroy the Wei county established by Cao Cao in Hebei.

Then he went all the way west to attack Hanoi and other places, so that Cao Cao fully retreated to Henan.

The next day, our army waved its army north, surrendered to Zhao, and fought with Yan.

The only thing needed now is to wait for the grain and grass to be harvested, Qingzhou has suffered a locust plague this year, and the harvest is not as good as in previous years, so you have to wait first, but the world is changing three times a day, and it is easy to have an accident when you wait. ”

Liu Bei's brows furrowed and stretched, his expression was very entangled, and he pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "Food, the foundation of soldiers and people."

You can't take all the food stored in the people's homes, in case of another natural disaster, it will be over, wait, wait until next year's harvest. ”

Luo Qi was not surprised by Liu Bei's choice at all, Queen Chu walked in from outside, holding Liu Bei's eldest son in her hand, Liu Bei smiled and beckoned.

After Luo Qi saluted, he walked out of the palace, stepped into the carriage, turned around and glanced at the Chu Palace, and said secretly: "Next year, I hope it will be possible next year." ”

……

Handan.

The Zhao State, which only has three counties left, is naturally extremely weak compared to the Yan State and the Wei State, but if it is said to be decayed, it is not, and even the caravans that come and go from there are quite prosperous.

Handan has been a prosperous place since ancient times, one of the most important places in southern Hebei, and now it is no exception.

A group of courtiers hurriedly walked out of the palace of King Zhao, and the moment they walked out of the palace gate, Fu Zhu and Xun Chen both leaned towards Luo Yan, and Fu Zhu frowned and said softly: "Zi Yan Gong, there seems to be something wrong in the palace today, there is a gap between the queen mother and the king." ”

Xun Chen looked left and right, and then said in a low voice: "The queen mother has always wanted the third son of the first king to succeed to the throne, and that is her favorite son." ”

Luo Yan had no expression on his face, the battle for the throne will never be less, and choosing an heir has always been the most difficult problem.

This choice is not even a big problem with whether it is a good person or not.

Yuan Shao did not abolish the elder and the young, and Lu Bu played a great role in it.

Luo Yan said calmly: "Whoever is the king pays attention to fairness.

Fairness in people's hearts.

Since ancient times, it has been the most fair, it will not cause riots, and it will not make other people think differently.

Since ancient times, there have been many virtuous things, and the elders have losses, and the other sons have capabilities.

But what merit did the third son have?

Can Zhao Guo have an inch of land that was laid by the third son?

Zhao Guoke has a thing that was done by the third son?

Now that Zhao is in crisis, the third son may deal with it?

The Queen Mother has no talent for governing the country, so she cannot be involved in major national affairs.

Can you know? ”

Fu Zhu and Xun Chen glanced at each other, knowing that Luo Yan was telling the two of them not to deal with the queen mother's solicitation, so they arched their hands at the same time and said, "Your subordinates understand." ”

Seeing this, Luo Yan said again: "Ben Hou will find time for his wife to enter the palace to persuade the Queen Mother, in this autumn of life and death, there can be no chaos." ”

The three of them were about to leave, when suddenly an official from the Prime Minister's Mansion rushed to where the three of them were, and after seeing Luo Yan and the others, they immediately rushed over and said loudly: "Prime Minister, there is a front-line battle report." ”

Battle report!

This word ignited everyone in front of the palace gate almost instantly, and suddenly a high-ranking and powerful big man of the Zhao State surrounded him.

The fiery eyes startled the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to Luo Yan, Luo Yan took a hurried look, gritted his teeth and said: "Wei State attacks Ye!" ”

There was silence all around, and a thick chill rose in everyone's hearts.

Such as the strongest prince today - Cao Cao, the king of Wei!

Luo Yan, who had just walked out of King Zhao's palace, said loudly: "Enter the palace and discuss important matters!" ”

When the ministers returned to the palace again, Yuan Tan was a little stunned, wondering why these ministers came back again?

Then I learned the news of Cao Cao's attack, and fear suddenly hit my heart.

Yuan Tan asked anxiously: "Prime Minister, how could Cao Cao suddenly attack?" Didn't he sign an alliance with our country?

Isn't he worried about the loss of strength to make a wedding dress for Yan Guo?

Does he have the confidence to defeat my Zhao Kingdom? ”

Luo Yan and the others were also thinking about this problem, and the more they thought about it, the more shocked they felt, and the strategists of Zhao Guo all looked at each other, knowing that they had thought of something.

"The King's ......"

……

Time went back to a month ago, the news of the locust plague in Qingzhou spread to the Wei State, and Cao Cao's top strategists seized the opportunity almost instantly.

A narrow window!

"The Yan State occupies the land of northern Hebei, but it has not really been included in the tax collection system, so it cannot play a role for the time being.

Youzhou and Liaodong are extremely cold this year, the heavy snowstorm has killed livestock, and the crops have failed.

Now Qingzhou has suffered a locust plague and a poor grain harvest, Liu Bei has more than enough to defend the land, and he can't make progress.

The grassland chaos is becoming more and more prosperous, and Lu Bu has gone to Jiuyuan since last year, and it is impossible to return to Xiangzhu Zhao.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my Wei Kingdom.

Take Handan directly and take Zhao into your pocket. ”

Xun You and others vigorously analyzed the probability of victory for Wei.

Cao Cao was dressed in the costumes of the princes and kings, with a smile on his face, if he could capture Jizhou, he might not be able to be surnamed Cao in this world!

……

Yuan Tan listened to Luo Yan and the others' analysis like falling into an ice cellar.

Zhao Guo actually fell into such a moment of life and death, and several times in the world could not find a person who could form an alliance against Cao Cao.

"What can I do about it?"

Listening to Yuan Tan's helpless question again, Luo Yan was a little helpless, the son was not a father, and at this moment, he still asked what to do.

He stood up directly and said proudly: "Naturally, it is a war, peace and coexistence through war, and peace and security through war."

Judging Zhengnan and Koji Zhengze are guarding Yecheng, as long as they supply grain and grass, how can it be so simple for Cao Jun to break the city!

Keep it for a year, two years, or even three years.

Until the King of Chu and the others recover, someone will naturally come to rescue me from the crisis of Zhao State!

There has never been a war in this world that must be won and lost, if my Zhao State can take this opportunity to recover Wei County and Hanoi County, do you know that there is no day for my Zhao State to regain in this world? ”

There is no surrender without a fight in Luo's dictionary, and if you don't fight a fight that allows you to see my fists and backbone, how can you respect me?

Luo Yan's words were full of power.

Especially in Zhao Guozhong, who is under great pressure all the time, as if he is about to die.

His words were so loud and full of pride and ambition not to admit defeat.

……

Wei County and Hanoi County were the bridgeheads for attacking Zhao in Wei's planning, and as early as when Cao Cao established the Wei Principality, he began to build war bases.

There have always been a large number of Tuntian soldiers and soldiers stationed here, accounting for almost half of the entire Wei State, and it is the largest war zone in the Wei State.

That's why, after learning about the locust plague in Qingzhou, in just one month, Cao Cao was able to launch 60,000 cavalry to attack Yecheng!

If you really start preparing from scratch and launch a war that is enough to support 60,000 cavalry, the preparation time alone will take at least a year!

The menacing Wei army, a Chinese character flag hung high, a Wei character flag hung high, the height of the two flags is about the same, fully demonstrating the status of Cao Cao today.

The large army assembled from Wei County and Hanoi County is in the north of the river, under Yecheng!

Above the city, Ju Pei and Koji Yi looked at the endless army with no end in sight, and their hearts were full of heavy taste.

Koji said hatefully: "If the former Xiandeng is still there, what am I afraid of? ”

It's not that you can't train first, but if you have Koji Yi, you will have first.

But training this kind of army requires a lot of resources, and those are all non-commissioned soldiers.

At the peak of the Zhao Kingdom, even if a lot of resources were spent to build cavalry, there were still 6,000 firsts.

But now in the Zhao Kingdom, there are only 2,000 Xiandeng left, which is already the share that Luo Yan desperately squeezed out for Lu Yi.

Judging by the marks on the bricks of the city wall, how many wars has this ancient city experienced?

What are the endings and choices of the people who guard this city?

He doesn't know the history books, but he knows his choice!

With the sound of footsteps, a messenger hurriedly arrived, "General Koji, judge Taishou, this is a letter sent by the Minister of State from Handan." ”

The two of them unfolded the letter and read it, Luo Yan's handwriting was a little heavy, but it was conceivable that he must have been in a heavy mood when he wrote it, "Zhengnan, Zhengrule, Hebei Zhushi, you two are the most talented generals, and you have a heart of loyalty."

Yecheng is in the hands of the two of them, I am very relieved, and the king is also relieved.

The survival of Yecheng is related to the Zhao State, so you must be careful.

I will recruit soldiers in Handan, raise grain, grass and military supplies, and there will be no shortage of follow-up support.

After the army is collected, I will personally lead the army to support Yecheng, and I must hold on. ”

Judging and Lu Yi only felt relieved for a while, with Luo Yan here, at least they would not fall into a situation of fighting alone.

Since ancient times, how many fortified cities have fallen not because they could not be defended, but because of political problems?

However, the trial automatically ignores a problem, that is, Yecheng is really not a strong city.

To put it bluntly, there are almost no fortified cities in Jizhou that cannot be conquered.

Since ancient times, fortified cities have been built on mountains and rivers, and without natural mountains and rivers, even a city like Luoyang with complete city defense cannot be defended.

The judge looked back at Cao Jun and said with a loud smile: "Let Cao Cao see how powerful my Zhao Guoerlang is." ”

Cao Yingzhong.

Cao Cao sat at the top, flanked by the generals of the Wei State and the think tank.

Xun You spoke up first: "King."

Now that our army's grain and grass are in place, the grain and grass stored in Wei County is enough for the army to attack without interruption for at least a year. ”

That's the benefit of owning Wei and Hanoi.

The Wei State attacked Yecheng, and even the labor division expedition could not be talked about, because Yecheng was on the border of the Wei State, and it was so close to the city in just a few days from the start of the army.

The tactics used by the defenders of the city to hold quietly, and then wait for the enemy's food and grass to eat up and automatically retreat, are useless in front of today's Wei army.

I can't finish it, I can't finish it at all.

Cao Cao said with a relaxed smile: "Our army is strong, so we will attack the city first, so that the Zhao army will be terrified, and then persuade it to surrender."

Those who know the times in the world are junjie, presumably the Hebei celebrities and others should know what the general trend is, and they will definitely turn against them.

If you can get Yecheng without much effort, the fall of Zhao will not be far away. ”

What Cao Cao is thinking about now is to be able to capture Zhao without causing too many casualties.

He felt he could do it.

In today's Zhao State, Yuan Shao is dead, and in Cao Cao's view, it is a piece of scattered sand.

The state of Zhao had only been established for a few years, and the subjects did not have a strong sense of belonging to the state of Zhao, and the ministers could not be so loyal to Yuan Shao's son.

After all, Cao Cao asked himself, if he died now, would Wei be able to maintain the current situation?

After all, no.

Even if his son is capable, not to mention continuing to develop, even if he can control these ministers in the country, it is quite remarkable.

Now that the general trend of Zhao has gone, there are no strong allies outside, and there are no mountains and rivers to block it, so it is impossible to block the attack of Wei.

Under Cao Cao's order, the Wei army began to attack with a large number of siege equipment, and after defeating Yuan, a large number of Mo family disciples captured from Yuan Shu played a huge role.

They improved trebuchets and crossbows, as well as battering rams and defensive weapons against the defenders, causing a lot of trouble for the trial and Koji.

However, as the besieging party, Cao Cao's losses were still far greater than those of the Zhao army, especially the cannon fodder army responsible for consuming arrows and arrows in the city who feinted, and the casualties were even heavier.

The war was fought day after day, and the news of the battle of Wei and Zhao spread to all the countries like wings.

……

Cao Cao's brazen attack on Zhao shocked almost everyone, and he was not even willing to look for a reason, but went straight to war!

Just tell everyone that I just want to annex Zhao State, this kind of behavior is too arrogant!

Wu was busy sorting out internal disputes, integrating internal divisions, and quelling the occasional rebellions of Shanyue and Southwest Yi, and was unable to take care of anything else.

The most anxious is Liu Bei, he is also preparing to attack the Bohai Sea next year, and then attack Cao Cao's Hebei, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to strike first.

In this way, I am afraid that Cao Cao will in turn encroach on Bohai County, and then attack Chu from the three fronts of Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou at the same time!

After some urgent deliberations, Liu Bei decided to negotiate an alliance with Zhao.

Handan City.

Luo Yan repeated Liu Bei's opinion to Yuan Tan, "Great King, the condition given by the King of Chu is that the State of Chu will send troops and the State of Zhao will provide grain, and the State of Chu can attack the State of Wei, so that the State of Wei will fall into a situation of fighting on two fronts, and then withdraw its troops. ”

Siege Wei to save Zhao!

As soon as Luo Yan's words were finished, this idiom suddenly appeared in everyone's minds.

This is as good as that moment.

There is such a similar thing in this world, which makes everyone in the temple feel quite strange.

Luo Yan saw that Yuan Tan was distracted, so he asked again, Yuan Tan came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "The widow agreed, as long as the king of Chu is willing to send troops, there is only grain and grass, and the widow is willing." ”

Luo Yan said in a deep voice: "King, you must think about it, Cao Cao is not a good person, and neither is Liu Bei, he wishes that my Zhao Kingdom would die." ”

Yuan Tan sighed when he heard this, and someone in the hall opened his mouth to say something.

If it is supplied to Liu Bei with grain and grass again, this time Zhao Guo is really going to be completely empty, and this time he repelled the Wei army, so what about next time?

Whether it is the Yan army, the Wei army, or the Chu army, I am afraid that it is not something that Zhao can resist.

But in the end, he kept his mouth shut.

It's really not a multiple-choice question, anyone can come and there is only one choice, and that is to agree.

Especially when the battle report from Yecheng is not very good.

……

"The State of Chu and the State of Zhao have made an agreement? Want to attack my Wei country together? ”

When Cao Cao received this battle report, he was a little incredulous, the reason why he attacked Zhao was because Chu did not have the ability to attack.

Cao Cao said with some disdain: "Zhao State wants to provide grain and grass to Chu State?

In terms of the three counties of Zhao State, how much grain and grass can be provided?

I'm afraid that before the state of Chu enters the battlefield, the state of Zhao has already dried up and can no longer fight, and it is simply seeking skin with the tiger. ”

Xun You groaned: "The king, the minister thinks that Zhao Guo may have a granary that has been stored before, otherwise, although most of the three counties of Zhao State are anointed land, it is still insufficient to supply the armies of the two countries."

However, even if there is grain in stock, the minister thinks that the state of Chu may have sent a partial division as a harassment, and it is impossible for the army to really come out together. ”

Guo Jia listened, but frowned and said: "King, the minister thinks that everything must be careful, and he can't be big."

Now that the state of Chu may enter the war, it must be regarded as the greatest threat.

The minister thought that more troops should be sent to the Hebei battlefield.

Zhao must die!

No one can save him! ”

Cao Cao paced for a few weeks, and then made up his mind: "The widows will immediately mobilize the troops of the rest of the war zones, but what should the princes who are defending those areas do?" ”

Dong Zhao said: "Great king, the ministers are willing to go to the countries and make the kings form an alliance with the king. ”

"Oh?"

Cao Cao looked at Dong Zhao, who rarely spoke, and he was noncommittal about Dong Zhao's character, but he had no doubt about Dong Zhao's talent, "What does Dong Qing need?" ”

Dong Zhao smiled slightly: "King Qiyu, the minister has a three-inch tongue, and now all he needs is a letter from His Majesty to ask for a holy decree." ”

The emperor of the Han family who was trapped in the Xuchang Palace, after experiencing the bloody Xuchang, has now completely become an ornament.

But he is also one of the two emperors of the day, and the only emperor recognized by the majority of the princes.

It's not the emperor of Yan who entertains himself.

Dong Zhao now asks for a holy decree from him, which is also reasonable.

Dong Zhao left Wei after receiving Cao Cao's approval.

Looking at the back of Dong Zhao leaving, everyone present suddenly realized that in this chaotic and chaotic world, it was another era of Zonghengjia looking at each other.

That era when the princes were afraid of anger, and the world rested in peace.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of Bang Zhou, before the emergence of a force that can dominate the world, winning allies is the key point to continuous victory.

……

While Liu Bei was preparing for battle, Cao Cao launched a fierce attack on Yecheng, which was different from the previous kind of unhurried attack, but an attack that did not care about the cost at all.

Today's Cao Cao, with Yanzhou and Yuzhou, is second only to Jizhou in the two fertile lands, and after the Hedong Taishou surrendered to Cheng, he has a complete Sanhe, with strong strength and a large population, which is the best in the world.

He played the trick of redeeming with Zhao Guo, and Zhao Guo couldn't bear it at all.

The whole person is numb, even if the casualties are five to one, what is the use?

The number of Wei troops is too many!

How much more than five times?

The reinforcements from Handan were blocked outside the city and could not enter at all, so they could only temporarily find suitable terrain for defense to build a large camp.

Three states fight three counties, the gap in hard power is too big!

At present, the only hope for Yecheng is the army of Chu!

Where is the Chu army?

……

The Chu army is waiting.

In fact, after receiving the first batch of grain and grass, the Chu army set off under the leadership of Guan Yu, and then Guan Yu waited temporarily according to Liu Bei's instructions.

Wait for the Wei army's casualties to be greater, the grain and grass to be reduced, and the strength to be weaker.

Waiting for the momentum of the Wei army to gradually fall from the sky, that is the best time to fight.

Liu Bei's choice is very correct, he is an excellent commander, although he can only command no more than 10,000 people, but the timing is very accurate.

But every moment that the Chu army waited meant that Yecheng, which was in turmoil, increased the risk of breaking the city.

……

Handan City.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei have been greeted I don't know how many times, especially Liu Bei, who took the grain and grass and didn't do anything, which made people hate itchy.

Now what?

Yuan Tan was already a little masterless, Luo Yan stood up and looked at everyone: "Liu Bei will send troops, but it must be when he sees that Cao Cao has been injured by our army."

He came to help, not to resist Cao Cao for my Zhao State.

He will only add to the icing on the cake, not the charcoal.

If you count on Liu Bei, then I, Zhao Guo, will definitely destroy the country.

In the current situation, I will lead the last army of my Zhao State to Yecheng to support, and cooperate with General Koji, and maybe I can repel the Wei army, or even defeat the Wei army. ”

As for the Chu army.

They're going to make a move, but no one knows when.

……

Luo Yan led the last army of Zhao to leave Handan and went straight to Yecheng, but just halfway out, he met Liyi!

Luo Yan was struck by lightning, and Tian Feng and the others who came with Luo Yan were directly stunned.

Luo Yan rushed forward, and without waiting for inquiry, Lu Yi directly cried: "Prime Minister, Yecheng was opened by a traitor, and the lowly and Zhengnan lost contact, and the Wei army entered the city, and the lowly position could only lead the first camp to break through and rush to Handan to make plans." ”

Yecheng is lost!

Luo Yan came back to his senses and immediately said urgently: "General Koji, you are willing to kill back with your own face." ”

Koji Yi immediately said: "Naturally willing, Koji Yi is by no means a greedy and fearful person, the first is still there, Koji Yi is willing to be a pioneer!" ”

Luo Yanlang said: "Okay, now that Yecheng has just fallen, we still have a chance to take it back, let's go!" ”

……

Outside Yecheng, the judge said in front of Cao Cao that sentence that was enough to make him famous for eternity.

This sentence is full of pride and loyalty.

This sentence is one of the highest morals that people have tirelessly pursued for thousands of years.

This sentence made people like Cao Cao can't help but respect the trial, he thought of Xun Yu, unwilling to live in the Wei State, he thought of Guan Yu, and was unwilling to join his command.

Do I have such a man?

————

Judging the word is south, Hebei celebrity, Shao lord Hebei, with Yuan Chen, with the character of the righteous and upright, when everyone is in awe, from Yan as the deputy two, Yan is very respectful, and Shao pawn, Yan master pseudo Zhao, is to make the match with the guard Ye, the emperor Po Ye, the capture match, want to obey it.

Equipped with iron bones, he said: "It's not about the two masters, the festival of loyalty, and the life is the Yuan family's minister and the death is the Yuan ghost, please die." ”

The emperor respected him, thinking that he was a strong man, and asked him what he wanted, and said: "My lord is in the north, and you must not let me face the south and die." ”

His words were like thunder, worthy of death, and the emperor said angrily: "There are many scholars in Hebei, who is like judging the south?" If the widow is judged, he will be appointed as a minister. —— "Wei Shu Luo Fu Xun Xiantian Biography"

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